People · New Zealand
Matthias Bentley
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018BENT03
Matthias Bentley has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at New Zealand Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 137th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2018, he has put 192 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.63 in May 2018 to 10.16, a 70% improvement. Matthias has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.99 | top 6.1% | 137 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 11.74 | top 7.9% | 172 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.40 | 7.83 | top 15.8% | 222 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.65 | 29.64 | top 33.3% | 182 / 600 | |
| Skewb | 7.19 | 12.35 | top 35.1% | 266 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.76 | 1:21.27 | top 39.4% | 253 / 722 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 70 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 110 / 111 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Mind Games 2019.
- 14 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-30 3×3: 17.98 at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at Wellington Winter 2018.
Competitions
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Koalafication Palmy 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2018 · 27 May 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Tom Stanton-Barnett — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lee Stanton-Barnett — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.